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Wind Advisory 9, NWS North Platte, NE

February 19, 201426 counties in Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this wind advisory at Feb 19, 2014, 1:26 PM MST for 26 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Feb 20, 2014, 8:00 AM MST. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 19, 2014, 1:26 PM MST (20:26 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 20, 2014, 8:00 AM MST
Expired
Feb 20, 2014, 6:00 PM MST
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
All 26 counties

Arthur County, NE, Blaine County, NE, Boyd County, NE, Brown County, NE, Chase County, NE, Cherry County, NE, Custer County, NE, Deuel County, NE, Frontier County, NE, Garden County, NE, Garfield County, NE, Grant County, NE, Hayes County, NE, Holt County, NE, Hooker County, NE, Keith County, NE, Keya Paha County, NE, Lincoln County, NE, Logan County, NE, Loup County, NE, McPherson County, NE, Perkins County, NE, Rock County, NE, Sheridan County, NE, Thomas County, NE, Wheeler County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 67 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 12:00Z on 2014-02-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 12:00Z on 2014-02-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 291 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2101 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
291 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
400 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

975 
WWUS73 KLBF 192026
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
226 PM CST WED FEB 19 2014

...STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS LIKELY THURSDAY...

.STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS IN CONJUNCTION WITH AN EXITING COLD FRONT
WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING AND PERSIST INTO THE AFTERNOON.
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
LIKELY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE AROUND SUNSET.

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-201000-
/O.NEW.KLBF.WI.Y.0009.140220T1500Z-140221T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GARDEN-
GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-
LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...OSHKOSH...
HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...
BARTLETT...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...CHAPPELL...
BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...
HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
226 PM CST WED FEB 19 2014 /126 PM MST WED FEB 19 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST
/5 PM MST/ THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ TO 6 PM
CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY. 

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS: DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD
  EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

GOMEZ/CLB
4 follow-up statements
990 
WWUS73 KLBF 200950
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
350 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS THURSDAY...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND PERSIST
INTO THE AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS
UP TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE AROUND
SUNSET.

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-210000-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0009.140220T1500Z-140221T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GARDEN-
GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-
LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...OSHKOSH...
HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...
BARTLETT...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...CHAPPELL...
BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...
HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
350 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014 /250 AM MST THU FEB 20 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ THIS
MORNING TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ THIS
MORNING TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND PERSIST
  THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS: DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD
  EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING TODAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

KAR
968 
WWUS73 KLBF 201725 AAA
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1125 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014

...WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY...

.NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE STRONG THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WIND
SPEEDS WILL BE 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. A FEW HIGHER
GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE...BUT THIS SHOULD BE LOCALIZED AND OF SHORT
DURATION. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE AROUND SUNSET.

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-210000-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140221T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GARDEN-
GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-
LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...OSHKOSH...
HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...
BARTLETT...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...CHAPPELL...
BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...
HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
1125 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014 /1025 AM MST THU FEB 20 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS: DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD
  EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING TODAY. ALSO...THESE STRONG WINDS
  COULD PICK UP SOME OF THE NEW SNOW WHICH COULD CAUSE REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES IN OPEN AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

BROOKS
584 
WWUS73 KLBF 202140
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
340 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014

...WINDS TO PERSIST THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON...

.THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON
WITH SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY SUBSIDE AROUND SUNSET.

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-210000-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140221T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GARDEN-
GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-
LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...OSHKOSH...
HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...
BARTLETT...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...CHAPPELL...
BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...
HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
340 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014 /240 PM MST THU FEB 20 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS: DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD
  EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING TODAY.  

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

BROOKS
874 
WWUS73 KLBF 202358
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
558 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014

...WINDS TO PERSIST THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON...

.THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS
EVENING WITH SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. WINDS
WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE BY 7 PM CST.

NEZ004-005-022>024-035>037-056>059-069>071-094-210100-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140221T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-
LOGAN-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...MULLEN...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...
CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...
IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...MERRIMAN...
KILGORE
558 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014 /458 PM MST THU FEB 20 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY. 

WIND HAD DECREASED OVER MUCH OF THE AREA.

$$

NEZ006>010-025>029-038-210100-
/O.EXT.KLBF.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140221T0100Z/
KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-
WHEELER-CUSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...
BASSETT...ONEILL...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...
BARTLETT...BROKEN BOW
558 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS: DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES 
  SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING TODAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.